Pelosi Rejects Funding Wall to Protect Young Immigrants

"They're two different subjects," the incoming House speaker said

By Matthew Daly •Published December 6, 2018•Updated on December 6, 2018 at 3:36 pm

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House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi is rejecting the idea of paying for President Donald Trump's border wall in exchange for a deal to help hundreds of thousands of young immigrants avoid deportation.

Pelosi said Thursday that wall funding and legal protections for so-called "Dreamers" should not be linked, saying "they're two different subjects."

Pelosi, who is seeking to become House speaker in January, said Congress should pass appropriations bills that key committees have already agreed on, along with a separate measure funding the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees the border.